Broadway By The Bay to Honor Outgoing Artistic Director Brooke Knight at Benefit Gala

Broadway By the Bay will honor outgoing Artistic Director Brooke Knight with the benefit gala Applause! Applause! A Grand Farewell To Brooke Knight, to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel Palo Alto on November 13.

The event will begin at 5pm with a cocktail reception and silent auction and will be highlighted by a tribute performance featuring songs from some of Knight’s favorite shows produced during her 18 years at Broadway By The Bay, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Beauty and the Beast, Ragtime, Crazy For You, and more, sung by performers from past shows.

During her tenure at Broadway By The Bay, Knight has directed 18 productions and overseen 60 musical productions. Her directorial talents have earned nominations from the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards for her productions of 42nd Street, Sweet Charity, Jesus Christ Superstar, Camelot, and Singin’ in the Rain. In 2000 Brooke was the recipient of the Bravo! Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Performing Arts, and she was honored by The Peninsula Arts Foundation with the Diamond Award of “Individual Artist of 2009.”

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